Dong Chinese dictionary

bīn

guest

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 兵 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賓.

Components

宀 Meaning component

mián

roof

兵 Sound component

bīng

soldier

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

bīn

guest, visitor; surname; submit; visitor; guest; object (in grammar)

Most common words with 宾

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (0 verified)

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